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demmiblue

(39,396 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 01:26 PM 20 hrs ago

'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek' actor Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 [View all]

Source: NBC

Actor Catherine O'Hara, best-known for roles in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," "SCTV" and other TV and film productions, has died at age 71, according to her representative.

O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, CAA, the Associated Press reported. More details were not immediately available.

The Canadian actor, writer and comedian rose to fame as one of the original cast members on the legendary sketch show SCTV. She starred in several Tim Burton-directed films, Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Frankenweenie (2012).

O'Hara also delivered laughs in mockumentaries like "Best in Show" (2000) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003).

Read more: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/catherine-ohara-dead/3838826/



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This makes me so sad. hamsterjill 20 hrs ago #1
Oh, no! That is such sad and shocking news. deurbano 20 hrs ago #2
Oh no. She was splendid Easterncedar 20 hrs ago #3
Oh no. OldBaldy1701E 20 hrs ago #4
I wonder what's gonna happen... The Grand Illuminist 20 hrs ago #5
I'll always remember her in "Beetlejuice" BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #6
The wardrobes for Schitt's hibbing 19 hrs ago #7
One of the good ones..... a kennedy 18 hrs ago #8
I really liked her. She was (played)a loving mom with a hard core twist. efhmc 18 hrs ago #9
Dupe evolves 18 hrs ago #10
Your OP was done in General Discussion BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #11
Dupe: demmiblue 18 hrs ago #13
DU can handle more than one thread for this Canadian-American treasure Simeon Salus 15 hrs ago #20
Loved her in Schitt's Creek. So Sad. Marie Marie 18 hrs ago #12
I wanna bear your children! progressoid 18 hrs ago #14
K&R. I saw her from SCTV to the present. bronxiteforever 18 hrs ago #15
She was incredible...Christopher Guest puts it best IMO BeyondGeography 16 hrs ago #16
Yes! She worked with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy the most FakeNoose 16 hrs ago #17
Oh no! Lulu KC 15 hrs ago #18
There's a Kiss at the End of the Rainbow, More Precious than a Pot of Gold Simeon Salus 15 hrs ago #19
What year was that? alfredo 11 hrs ago #29
2003 Simeon Salus 11 hrs ago #30
I'll add this here. SleeplessinSoCal 5 hrs ago #33
RIP to one of the greats... CaptainTruth 14 hrs ago #21
Sad News. She was Great!!! Fla Dem 13 hrs ago #22
Lola Heatherton! bagimin 13 hrs ago #23
So sad...I loved her. rhiannon55 12 hrs ago #24
I liked her. RIP. Nt Figarosmom 12 hrs ago #25
Very sad. She was great but kacekwl 11 hrs ago #26
She was so great in Schitts Creek, Home alone, and Beetlejuice fujiyamasan 11 hrs ago #27
Awww. She died too young alfredo 11 hrs ago #28
Damn. area51 10 hrs ago #31
I had such a crush on her. It was a treat to see her work. nt Xipe Totec 9 hrs ago #32
She had so much fun! truthisfreedom 1 hr ago #34
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